Camp In the Field
Near Petersburg. Va ..
Oct. 29,, 1864

Mrs kelcey i with grate
Regret have got to inform you
that your husban C kelcy was killd
hear on the 27 of Oct in a charge
that we made near petersburg
i will say this for him that
he was as good a soldier as i had
in the Company and we miss him
so very much the ball hit him
in the hart so that he fell
ded to the ground and as i
got a letter from you last
night i opend it and found
that his money went all strate
i will fix his papers so that
you can get all his pay
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he ows a little in the regiment
i will fix that all right
i will let you know more
when we get stratind in camp
onley dont greve for he is
baried and he died nobley and brave
I Remain your obdt. servant
Sergent A. Maury
Comdg Co C 152 regt N Y Vols